Blue Star Stories

Score Big Savings with Your Target Military Discount and PCS Assist List!

Are you feeling overwhelmed by this PCS season? We understand moving adds a zillion things to your to-dos, including a thousand trips to the store. We want to support you in stressing less during your PCS. So, first, know this: Target, our amazing Blue Star Partner, is running a special tribute to military members, veterans,…

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Announcing Verano Bilingue 2023 | Bilingual Summer 2023 Powered by Comcast Military

Professional Development and Networking Opportunities for Bilingual Hispanic/Latino/a/x Military Spouses.
Blue Star Careers is proud and honored to continue to support our diverse communities via research, purposeful programming, and opportunities that add a sense of community for our Hispanic/Latino/a/x community in the workplace.

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Abigael | Talent Sourcer

Meet Abigael. She’s a Marine spouse who was a stay-at-home mom until she joined T-Mobile’s Hiring Our Heroes Fellowship that helped change her career success and family’s finances for the better. Before the fellowship, she was aggressively applying for jobs but wasn’t having any luck moving forward.  Abigael, a foreign-born spouse, left her life and…

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Building community, together!

Military Appreciation Month kicks off today, Monday, May 1st! And we couldn’t be more excited because that means the Starbucks Military Appreciation eGifts are finally here! Starbucks, our awesome Blue Star Partner, is committed to building community — just like we are. That’s why this month, for every Military Appreciation eGift sold May 1st-31st, Starbucks…

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How Military Spouses Make Nutritional Well-Being and Caregiving a Priority in Military Life

As we celebrate Military Spouse Appreciation Month, it is important to recognize the invaluable contributions of our military spouses. They play a critical role in ensuring the nutritional well-being and caregiving of our military families, as well as the readiness of our military personnel. Military spouses often bear the primary responsibility for household management, including…

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Yuleisy | Corporate Recruiter

Meet Yuleisy. She’s a Marine spouse who was a stay-at-home mom until she heard about T-Mobile’s military spouse hiring initiative that helped change her career and dreams for the better. Yuleisy and her family experienced three deployments which led her to focus on raising her three children while her husband was away. Despite having a…

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Child Care Remains a Top Issue for Military Families

by Michelle Brito, Army Spouse For the full version of this blog, or to comment on this selection, join the Blue Star Neighborhood today! Twenty-five percent of active-duty respondents in the 2022 Military Family Lifestyle Survey rate “child care” as a top issue. I’ve found that some installations have their own unique challenges. But, I’ve…

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Hey, military family. Know this acronym.

Hey, military family. Here’s an acronym you may not know but should. QLE — Qualifying Life Event  What is a QLE? A Qualifying Life Event, or QLE, is an insurance term for times when you may be eligible to enroll in coverage outside of the annual enrollment period. It could help save you a ton…

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Let Spiritune Help Calm Your MilKid

Military families, we’re checking in on your MilKids. How are they taking care of their well-being? We ask because keeping your military kid calm during life transitions can be a challenge. Our recent research reveals many (43%) active-duty family respondents rate their child’s mental health as “fair”, “poor”, or “very poor”.  There are many factors…

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3 Ways Proper Nutrition Helps Build Resilience in Military Children

For military children, proper nutrition is essential for building resilience. Military children often experience unique stressors, including frequent moves, family separation due to deployment, and new school and community adjustment. Resilience, or the capacity to adapt to stressful situations and changes in their environment, is a valuable skill that can help military children cope with…

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